| NOUN | attribute | exceedance | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time |
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| Meaning | (geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time. | |
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| Example | "the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling" | |
| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Broader | probability, chance | A measure of how likely it is that some event will occur |
| Verbs | exceed | be superior or better than some standard |
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